Is LA or San Diego Zoo better?

The San Diego Zoo, hands down, no question- it is arguably the best zoo in the United States… particularly if you include its sister institution, about 30 miles north, the San Diego Wild Animal Park - the L.A. Zoo has nothing comparable and has always struck me as a sterile and depressing environment for the animals.



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San Diego Zoo Vs LA Zoo: A Short History As well as around 650 species and somewhere in the region of 12,000 animals, San Diego Zoo is also a designated botanic garden with well over half a million exotic plants, which really help bring the jungle/rainforest vibe to the various zones.

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Naming 275 zoos and aquariums in total, the awards call the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, the world's best. The San Diego Zoo in California comes in second place. Monterey, California's Monterey Bay Aquarium tops the list of world aquariums.

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This is probably the best zoo that we have ever visited. Included with the zoo admission is a narrated bus tour that takes you all over the zoo. We were lucky as a lot of the animals were active during our bus tour. We took Uber from downtown and the zoo has a convenient drop-off location.

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The San Diego Zoo has a lot of walking and hills. Be prepared for climbing or plan to use some of the park transportation options.

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Larger in size then Disneyland, the Zoo houses approximately 3,700 animals, and is located in Balboa Park.

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Disney's Animal Kingdom is one of four theme parks part of Disney World in Florida. It is the most visited zoo in the United States and broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the most visited zoo in 2019 with 13,888,000 visitors.

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30 – Chester Zoo, UK The most-visited wildlife attraction in Britain, Chester Zoo sees 1.9 million visitors each year. TripAdvisor named it the best zoo in the Uk and third-best in the world.

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“San Diego Zoo Global earned a spot on the 10 worst zoos for elephants list in 2019 for its treatment of four young brothers as afterthoughts, abruptly sending them to other zoos, separating them from their families,” said Fleur Dawes, communications director of the organization.

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido was named the fourth best zoo in the U.S. and 11th overall in the world. “First and foremost, I'm delighted that both facilities were even recognized out of all the great zoos in the world.

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With more than 4 million visitors in 2018, San Diego Zoo is the most visited zoo in the United States. Travelers have also cited it as one of the best zoos in the world.

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Whipsnade Zoo is the UK's largest zoo and one of Europe's largest wildlife conservation parks. It is home to 3,626 animals, many of which are endangered in the wild.

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